Glaciers Eyed In Water Surge

U.S. & Latin America - U.S. News to Note

August 16, 2001

TACOMA, Wash. -- A surge of water, possibly from a melting glacier, washed rocks and trees onto a road on volcanic Mount Rainier and raised the level of the Nisqually River. No injuries or serious damage was reported, and there was no flooding downstream. On Wednesday, Mount Rainier National Park rangers and geologists from the U.S. Geological Survey flew over glaciers to look for the source of the water.